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Alabama leaders react to Chauvin verdict

Following the guilty verdict, Alabama's leaders talked about what it meant and what's left to be done.

April 21, 2021

Politicians didn’t create America’s racial division. Racism did

"It's easy to blame politicians for all of our problems, but maybe the people who elect them are the real problem."

April 13, 2021

Fringe ideologues threaten state’s economic future

"If Alabama continues to pass legislation and promote ideas of racial injustice and hatred, it will not achieve its potential."

February 4, 2021

Regions Bank won’t finance private prison company CoreCivic

CoreCivic is set to build two of Alabama’s three new planned prisons in Escambia and Elmore counties.

January 31, 2021

APR’s Eddie Burkhalter: A look back on my 2020 coverage

From Alabama's prison crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eddie Burkhalter covered it. Here are his top stories of the year.

December 30, 2020

Fire at Gadsden Black Lives Matter activist’s business being investigated as arson

Gunn said he believes whoever burned his business is angry over his involvement in the movement.

November 12, 2020

Alabama athletes, coaches march to protest racial injustice

In solidarity, hundreds of University of Alabama athletes, coaches and staff, led by coach Nick Saban, marched across campus on Monday in protest of racial injustice. The group marched from Mal M. Moore Athletic Building to the schoolhouse door at the Foster Auditorium, where on June 11, 1963, Gov, George Wallace stood to prevent two … Continued

September 1, 2020

The inevitable is inevitable

Donald Trump, in full panic mode – and that’s dangerous for the nation – floated the idea Thursday morning in (of course) a tweet that perhaps the Nov. 3 election should be delayed. We knew it was coming. One event Trump does not want this year is an election. He’s completely bungled the federal (and … Continued

July 31, 2020

Nine people protesting for Medicaid expansion arrested outside Alabama Capitol

Among those arrested was former State Sen. Hank Sanders.

July 28, 2020